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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- sm85smith@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Roland Max <poundschidi4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sm85smith@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:06:52 +0000
Subject: please reconfirm your details for this beneficiary inheritance
funds which were directed to your family name and your email.
GREETING GREETING MY DEAR.
Happy Week-End
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I know that you will be surprised to receive this mail from me today.
I consider it imperative to introduce
myself: . I am Mr Roland Max.
I work with Turks Bank groups
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This letter is highly privileged and it requires your immediate attention
because we lost one of our big customers who happens to be from your country
also has the same family name as yours for the help Microsoft found
out both have similar Email addresses.
That is why I can reach you on Email and he had a fixed-term Deposit
worth of (US$7.5M) with our Bank before his death.
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This fund has been ordered by our late customer to move his fund to
nationality
Any organization - charity or Anyone from his country as
beneficiary inheritance willed fund.
I want to present you to the bank by the week after receiving your
confirmation details for the beneficiary inheritance fundsÂ
Which links to your family name and your email.
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DISBURSEMENT/SHARING OF THE MONEY.
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I will have 50% while you will keep 50% as your personal commission.
once the money is transferred into your account.
As it's AM next to his account officer of our late customer.
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If you receive this message in spam, kindly know that it is a
network problem.
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Don't Forget To Reply This Email Only:Â sm85smith@gmail.com
Thanks in million for your urgent response    Â
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Best regards.
Mr Roland Max                           Â
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Have a blissful Week-End
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